“How do you write about something as monumental as the election of the first African American president of the United States of America?” BRE, an African American expatriate in Germany and blogger at Jewels in the Jungle asks.

It has taken me the better part of a week to recover from my overwhelming joy over this great political victory and I am not alone; 5 days after the announcement that Obama had won the 2008 US election people here in Germany are still excited and überglucklich (overjoyed, ecstatic) about his victory…

Like many other blog authors and online journalists I thought I would share my personal experiences regarding this election over the past weeks and days with my readers — for the historical record mind you because we all made history together. This is what I experienced here in Germany:

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